Install JDK 6 on Ubuntu 11.04

1.modify sources.list
sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner

2.install

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk

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java -version
java version "1.6.0_26"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_26-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.1-b02, mixed mode)

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why this link so complex ?

http://blog.csdn.net/yang_hui1986527/article/details/6677450

at first ,the  upper link  are install by downlaod file.

java -version
程序 'java' 已包含在下列软件包中：
 * gcj-4.4-jre-headless
 * gcj-4.6-jre-headless
 * openjdk-6-jre-headless
 * gcj-4.5-jre-headless
 * openjdk-7-jre-headless
请尝试：sudo apt-get install <选定的软件包>

second , In my environment doesn't have any JDK installed before:

sudo update-alternatives --config java
链接组 java 中只有一个候选项：/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java
无需配置。